* FreudianTrio: A short but blatant moment that overlaps with the Shoulder Devil/Shoulder Angel trope. A little after the 26-minute mark, Hart is in a communal shower, standing in the middle of two students. The student on his right warns him against his new relationship, advocating chastity; the student on his left warns him against chastity, advocating that "you grab onto her boobs and you don't let go."

The 1973 FilmOfTheBook by John Jay Osborn, adapted and directed by James Bridges. A first-year student at Harvard Law School, James Hart (Timothy Bottoms) struggles to balance his course load and a covert romance with the daughter (Lindsay Wagner) of his most rigorous professor (John Houseman).

!!''The Paper Chase'' features examples of:*BlessedWithSuck: Kevin has a photographic memory, which is absolutely useless for analyzing matters of law.*CallingTheOldManOut: "You... are a son of a ''bitch'', Kingsfield!"*Fanservice: Two group shower scenes, one solo shower scene, and a handful of scenes featuring a Speedo-clad Hart at the pool or beach.*HoYay: Ford's "Wanna get drunk?" invitation to Hart may be ambiguous, but the latent acrimony between Bell and O'Connor reeks of a failed affair.*ImprobablyHighIQ: Ford casually tries to impress Hart by citing his IQ of 190. He fails, because Hart's genius undergrad roommate couldn't pass the LSAT.*JohnWilliams: Composed the original music.*WellDoneSonGuy: Hart idolizes Professor Kingsfield, who doesn't even admit to recognizing him at the end of the school year.

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